Men's Hockey Returns Home with Friday Game vs. UMass Lowell (7 p.m.)

UNH Men's Hockey vs. No. 10 UMass Lowell | (Friday, Jan. 8, 7:00 p.m.)

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The University of New Hampshire men's hockey team (8-7-4, 2-1-4 Hockey East) resumes the league portion of its schedule with a home game against UMass Lowell on Friday, Jan. 8 at 7 p.m.
UNH holds a 58-38-15 advantage in the all-time series while head coach Dick Umile is 49-28-10 in his career against the River Hawks. He has a lifetime record of 568-320-101 and a Hockey East career record of 346-177-88.
The Wildcats are coming off a 2-0-1 week with a pair of wins against the University of Maine and a heartbreaking overtime loss at the University of Vermont.
Against the Catamounts, the Wildcats trailed 2-0 in the third period until Matias Cleland netted his third goal of the season and Andrew Poturalski tallied the equalizer with 3:12 remaining in the period to force overtime. Vermont scored the game winner 40 seconds into overtime to bring UNH's six-game unbeaten streak (5-0-1) to an end.
The tenth-ranked River Hawks (11-4-4, 6-2-3 Hockey East) are coming off a runner-up performance at the Three Rivers Classic held in Pittsburgh, Pa. Lowell started the two-game competition with a 3-0 win over Clarkson, scoring once in each period. C.J. Smith, Joe Gambardella and Adam Chapie each scored while Kevin Boyle made 25 saves.
In the second game, the River Hawks fell to Robert Morris University, 5-3. Lowell had a 3-1 lead in the second period, but RMU tied it going into the third and scored a pair of goals in the third to finalize the score.
Andrew Poturalski currently leads the nation in points (36), points per game (1.89), goals (18) and goals per game (0.95). He was named the Warrior Hockey Player of the Month for December after posting six goals and three assists in five games.
Tyler Kelleher is second in the country in points with 34 off six goals and a nation leading 28 assists. He currently has a point streak of 12 games in which he has three goals and 18 assists for 21 points.
Kelleher is currently eight points away from 100 for his career and would be the first junior since 2005-06 (Brett Hemmingway, Jacon Micflikier) to join the Century Club.
Dan Correale is tied for the top spot in the country in power play goals with eight. He was named the Warrior Hockey Player of the Week by Hockey East after a four point week (3g, 1a).
The line combination of Correale, Poturalski and Kelleher have combined for 88 points with 37 goals and 51 assists.
Matias Cleland is the sixth-highest scoring defenseman in the country with three goals and 13 assists.
The Wildcats rank sixth in the country in goals per game, averaging 3.95 per contest. The team is ranked fifth in power play percentage, converting at a rate of 27.5 percent.
After Friday's game, UNH will take on Northeastern University in a home-and-home series with Friday, Jan. 15's game at Northeastern (7 p.m.) and Saturday's game at the Whittemore Center (7 p.m.).

Powering the Power Play: Senior forward Dan Correale is tied for the top spot in the nation with eight power play goals. He his averaging 0.42 per game.

Goals, Goals, Goals! The Wildcats defeated the Black Bears by a score of 7-0 on Dec. 30. The Last time UNH had a margin of victory of at least seven goals was Nov. 9, 2013 in a 9-0 win over UMass. That game was also the last time seven different Wildcats recorded at least one goal.

Kelleher Closing in on 100 Points: Junior forward Tyler Kelleher is just eight points away from 100 for his career. The last time a junior hit the Century Club was in 2005-06 when Jacob Micflikier and Brett Hemingway each had over 100 points in junior standing. Kelleher had 16 points (5g, 11a) as a freshman and 42 points (18g, 24a) as a sophomore.

Four in the First: UNH started off the game against Dartmouth (Dec. 11) with four goals in the first period. It was the first time the team had scored four in the first since Nov. 22, 2011 vs. Harvard.

Points for Pots: Sophomore Andrew Poturalski leads the nation in goals (18) and in points (36). He is averaging 1.89 points per game and 0.95 goals per game, also tops in the nation in both categories.

Fifty for Danny: Sophomore netminder Danny Tirone made a career-high 50 saves in Friday's 3-3 draw at Maine. He was the first UNH netminder with at least 50 saves since 2012.

The Ultimate Warrior: Sophomore forward Andrew Poturalski earned his second consecutive Warrior Player of the Week accolade, announced by Hockey East on Dec. 7. He earned the title on Nov. 30 and was named the Warrior Player of the Month for November and repeated for December.

Light it Up Up Up: Freshman forward Marcus Vela notched his first collegiate goal in Saturday's 5-4 win over Bentley on Saturday (Nov. 28).

The 'CPK' Line: The line combination of Correale, Poturalski and Kelleher has a combined total of 83 points on the year with 34 goals and 49 assists.

Multi-Point Production: Andrew Poturalski has had no fewer than two points in each game that he has recorded points in.

Keeping up with Correale: Senior forward Dan Correale has already tallied more goals this season than any of his previous seasons. Thus far, he has 13 while having four as a junior and sophomore and three as a rookie.
Picking Apples: Tyler Kelleher is ranked first in the nation in assists (28) and assists per game (1.47).

Throw the Hats! Senior alternate captain Dan Correale scored a career high three goals at UMass (Oct. 23) for his first career hat trick. It was the first hat trick for a UNH player since Grayson Downing scored three against Maine on Dec. 13, 2014.

Lending a Hand: Junior Tyler Kelleher registered a career high four assists at UMass (Oct. 23). It was the first time a Wildcat had four assists since Trevor van Riemsdyk had four against Merrimack on Jan. 26, 2013 vs. Merrimack College.

Oh What a Night: The Wildcats opened up the regular season with a 7-3 win over American International College (Oct. 10) on Saturday. Twelve skaters recorded at least one point while Tyler Kelleher and Andrew Poturalski had four points apiece.

Number 100: Senior forward Maxim Gaudreault played his 100th career game against UMass on Oct. 23. The only other active Wildcat with more than 100 games played on the roster is Dan Correale (128).

First, First, First: Freshman defenseman Matt Dawson recorded his first career goal and first career assist in his first career game. The last freshman to collect two points in his first game (first game of the season) was James van Riemsdyk in a 4-1 win over Boston University in 2007.

Looking Ahead: The NCAA announced on Oct. 2 that UNH in conjunction with the Verizon Wireless Arena (Manchester, N.H.) will host the 2017 NCAA Men's Hockey Division I Northeast Regional. It will be the seventh regional hosted by the two and UNH has played in five of six of the previous tournaments.

C is for Captain, and Collin: Senior forward Collin MacDonald was elected to serve as captain for the 2015-16 season by his teammates. Serving as alternate captains are seniors Dan Correale and Maxim Gaudreault.

There's No Place Like Home: First year associate head coach Mike Souza ('00) returned to his alma mater after two years at the University of Connecticut and two years at Brown University.

Wildcats Through and Through: Head coach Dick Umile ('72) and associate head coaches Glenn Stewart ('94) and Mike Souza ('00) are all graduates and former players of UNH. Assistant AD for Hockey Operations Colin Shank ('05) is also a graduate of UNH.
Take your Seats and Watch the Show: The state-of-the-art videoboard installed in September at the Whittemore Center is fully operational and ready to provide fans with pure HD content, including instant replay, interviews and much more.

Three Coaches, 402 Points: Umile, Stewart and Souza are each members of the Century Club for the men's hockey program. Souza tallied 156 points (66g, 90a), Umile 144 points (60g, 84a) and Stewart notched 102 points (51g, 51a).

The One and Only Q: Senior defenseman Harry Quast is the only player in program history to have a last name that begins with the letter 'Q'.

Hailing from the Granite State: Junior forward Collin Bourque and freshman forward Chris Miller each hail from New Hampshire. Bourque's hometown is Goffstown while Miller is from Windham.

Road Warriors: The men's hockey team will travel a total of 4,705.40 miles this season for road games. The biggest journey is 828 miles one way to Michigan State. The shortest trip is 34.4 miles to the Verizon Wireless Arena.

Hoist the Cup! Former men's hockey player Trevor van Riemsdyk ('14) became the sixth Wildcat in program history to win the Stanley Cup, the NHL's top honor. Here is the list of UNH Stanley Cup winners:
Trevor van Riemsdyk 2015   Chicago Blackhawks
Bryan Muir 2001   Colorado Avalanche
Kevin Dean 1995    New Jersey Devils
Normand Lacombe 1988    Edmonton Oilers
Dave Lumley 1985    Edmonton Oilers
Dave Lumley 1984   Edmonton Oilers
Rod Langway 1979    Montreal Canadiens

Do you know the way to San Jose? Freshman forward Marcus Vela was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 2015 NHL Draft as the 190th overall pick. He is just the second player in UNH history to be drafted by the Sharks. Michael Hutchins was taken by San Jose in the 2002 draft.

Welcome to Wildcat Country: Six freshmen joined the program in the off-season; Frankie Cefalu (Buffalo, N.Y.), Matt Dawson (Delta, British Columbia), Jason Kalinowski (Stamford, Conn.), Chris Miller (Windham, N.H.), Ara Nazarian (Boxford, Mass.) and Marcus Vela (Burnaby, British Columbia).

Wildcats Picked Sixth in Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll: New Hampshire was picked sixth in the 2015-16 Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll, announced by the league in September. Here are the full results:
Rk.             Team (FPV)                        Points
1.             Boston College (7)                        115
2.             Boston University (3)            107
3.             Providence (2)                        95
4.            UMass Lowell                        92
5.            Northeastern                        76
6.            New Hampshire                        74
7.            Notre Dame                        72
8.            Vermont                        57
9.            Connecticut                        34
10.            Maine                        29
11.            Merrimack                        27
12.            Massachusetts                        14

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